Sharing Study Data

As educational agencies and institutions increasingly partner with and rely on the experience and expertise of outside researchers to conduct studies and evaluations, it is important that agencies, institutions, and researchers understand their responsibilities to meet applicable legal requirements under federal law. This includes applicable provisions of FERPA and the Protection of Public Rights Amendment (PPRA). The Sharing Study Data: A Guide for Education Researchers is a resource from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences that describes key issues education researchers should consider when deciding which study data to share, how to organize the data, what documentation to include, and where to share their final dataset. This guide also provides strategies for addressing challenges related to sharing study data.